Event reminder method
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1. A computer implemented method for generating a reminder based on completion of a first user'"'"'s task, the method being characterized by:
- receiving input from a first user on a first mobile wireless communication device to define the first user'"'"'s task in a first user'"'"'s task list application, wherein the first user'"'"'s task is stored on the first mobile wireless communication device in local memory;
receiving input from a second user on a second mobile wireless communication device to define a second user'"'"'s task in a second user'"'"'s task list application, wherein the second user'"'"'s task is stored on the second mobile wireless communication device in local memory;
the second user selecting the first user to send a request to link tasks;
the first user'"'"'s mobile wireless communications device receiving a wireless communication request to link the first user'"'"'s task to a the second user'"'"'s task;
in response to receiving the wireless communication request, the first mobile wireless communications device opening the first user'"'"'s task list application for the first user to select the first user'"'"'s task to link;
the first user'"'"'s mobile communication device receiving input from the first user to approve the request to link tasks;
detecting that the first user'"'"'s task has been marked as completed in the first user'"'"'s task list application;
in response to detecting that the first user'"'"'s task has been marked as completed, generating the reminder to be presented to the second user on the second wireless communication mobile device.
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Abstract
A mobile device that uses events as triggers for reminders in addition to date and time. Such events may be location-based, or based on other events or tasks scheduled by the user and other events or tasks scheduled by another user.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for generating a reminder based on completion of a first user'"'"'s task, the method being characterized by:
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receiving input from a first user on a first mobile wireless communication device to define the first user'"'"'s task in a first user'"'"'s task list application, wherein the first user'"'"'s task is stored on the first mobile wireless communication device in local memory; receiving input from a second user on a second mobile wireless communication device to define a second user'"'"'s task in a second user'"'"'s task list application, wherein the second user'"'"'s task is stored on the second mobile wireless communication device in local memory; the second user selecting the first user to send a request to link tasks; the first user'"'"'s mobile wireless communications device receiving a wireless communication request to link the first user'"'"'s task to a the second user'"'"'s task; in response to receiving the wireless communication request, the first mobile wireless communications device opening the first user'"'"'s task list application for the first user to select the first user'"'"'s task to link; the first user'"'"'s mobile communication device receiving input from the first user to approve the request to link tasks; detecting that the first user'"'"'s task has been marked as completed in the first user'"'"'s task list application; in response to detecting that the first user'"'"'s task has been marked as completed, generating the reminder to be presented to the second user on the second wireless communication mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for reminding a first user of a first user'"'"'s task, triggered by completion of a second user'"'"'s task, the steps of which comprise:
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selecting a second user; sending a request from the first user to the second user to select and link a task in a first user'"'"'s task list with a task in a second user'"'"'s task list; querying the second user whether to accept the request to select and link tasks; accepting the request; in response to accepting the request, opening the second user'"'"'s task list; selecting the second user'"'"'s task from the second user'"'"'s task list and linking the selected second user'"'"'s task to the first user'"'"'s task; wherein the second user'"'"'s task list is different from the first user'"'"'s task list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile wireless communication device having a first task list comprising:
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a processor; a communications subsystem; an input device; the processor, communications subsystem, and input device configured to; select a second mobile wireless communication device upon input from a first user, send a request to the second mobile wireless communication device for access to the second mobile device'"'"'s task list to link one or more tasks, receive a second mobile wireless communications device'"'"'s task list from the second mobile wireless communication device, and upon further input from the first user, choose a task from the second mobile wireless communications device'"'"'s task list, and link the chosen second mobile wireless communications device'"'"'s task to a task input by the first user; wherein the first task list is different from the second mobile wireless communications task list. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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